Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
Labanos Salad
Ingredients
Directions
1. Peel radish skin. Slice peeled radish crosswise into thin slices. Sprinkle sliced radish with salt, mix well until the juice oozes out of the radish. You might want to squeeze the juice out. This step is to remove the pungent taste of the radish.
2. Slice tomatoes into wedges.
3. Mix radish slices with tomatoes, vinegar, sugar and olive oil.
4. Serve cold.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Radish | 1/2 cup (58g) | 12 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together15,539 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Radish + vinegartop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together508 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Vinegar + olivetop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together12,297 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
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Radish + olivetop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together164 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Radish + tomatotop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together71 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the radish
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vinegar, tomato, sugar, olive):
- Capsicumfits better
- Cucumberfits better
- Mustardfits better
- Radishthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against vinegar, tomato, sugar, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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